History is not my favorite topic‚ it’s actually my least but it’s who I am. For a long time‚ I thought I didn’t like the news because it was so boring to listen to every night. But when I overheard the newsman mention that immigrants were being sent back to their hometowns‚ I paused for a second and thought that even though it’s illegal to permit undocumented people into the U.S.‚ isn’t there some kind of empathy authorities feel for separating unit families in a society where the rate for those
Premium United States Crime Race
diversity of humanity‚ to show that “all is welcomed‚” and always supported. The United States has been denying basic‚ equal human rights towards the LGBTQ community since the beginning of time. Gays are either confused‚ atheist‚ can be turned straight according to some individuals‚ and struggle with unsupported famlies. It wasn’t until 1989 until same-sex couples were considered actual families in the United States. Transgenders can’t join the military or feel comfortable going into bathrooms. Some
Premium LGBT Sexual orientation Abuse
effects or leave irreparable damage. The worlds of 1984 and the modern United States are strikingly similar‚ in spite of one being realistic and one being real. In both societies‚ the world is at war‚ however‚ some of the deepest wounds are found not on the battlefield‚ but at home. In 1984‚ social class and race is used to segregate a group of people‚ which resembles what is done to underprivileged Americans in the United States today‚ resulting in their inability to move up socioeconomically and
Premium United States Nineteen Eighty-Four Inequality
to send 100 advisors and funds to help make the South Vietnam army stronger after the departure of the French. North Vietnam was also getting funds and troops from neighboring communist countries like China and Russia. As the war progressed the United States kept sending more troops and funds. In august 1964‚ a Vietnamese torpedo attacked a US Navy destroyer while it was on patrol‚ getting information on North Vietnamese and Chinese military. That same year‚ the American government released the Gulf
Premium United States Vietnam War Cold War
dichotomy between democracy and capitalism. This dichotomy stems from the tension of individuals trying to achieve economic prosperity‚ while the community is trying to achieve relative political equality. There is much debate about whether in our current state of economic inequality and disparity‚ political equality can be achieved. The nature of this debate stems from the different ways in which democracy is defined. Many scholars‚ including Howard Zinn have defined democracy operationally rather than conclusively
Premium Political philosophy Democracy Government
It has been thought for many years that the United States is a nation of liberty‚ security and good‚ but on September 11‚ the terrorist attacks on the world trade center‚ made us open our eyes and took away that U.S.’s innocence. Have you ever wonder‚ which were the United States actions‚ which cultivated that incredible amount of hatred‚ which grew in some people’s mind up to the level of wanting to take their own lives in order to hurt the U.S.? These terrorist attacks really shocked many people
Premium United States World War II North Korea
In the race to become a supreme power in the world‚ the Cold War was between 1st world and 2nd world countries. It was mostly characterized by a power struggle of the United States and Russia‚ engaging in civil and proxy wars. The cold war also stimulated globalization 3.0‚ a movement of decolonization. Many countries that were previously colonized‚ encountered issues with getting back on their feet in all aspects. Thus‚ leading to the U.S intervening because they needed help to establish power of
Premium World War II Cold War United States
In our history of the United State guns have been a way of life. A gun can save a life or a country from a criminal act or terrorism. What rights we have to guns‚ how important guns are to our safety‚ how many people own and sell guns in United States is something we should all be concerned with. Guns and gun safety is something we all need. The rights and laws to gun are outlined in federal and state codes. The Second Amendment of the United States Constitution reads: "A well regulated Militia
Premium United States Firearm
In the United States‚ there are many inequalities about health. By social class‚ race‚ gender‚ or age‚ they have different conditions of health. Some people who have low social class‚ they cannot get enough health care form the health provider. Also‚ some races have a high mortality rate. All these examples are health distributions. In these examples‚ social class may make the big health inequalities in the United States. The health distribution by the socioeconomic status is one of the biggest social
Premium Health care Medicine Sociology
Research Paper I. Introduction The death penalty in the United States is a constant source of controversy. Efforts to abolish capital punishment in America date back to over 100 years and continue to expand in present-day. In addition‚ all 50 states vary in their retention and application of the death penalty. Currently‚ the death penalty is legal in 32 states‚ the distribution of the actual executions however‚ is quite wide. The five states with the highest number of executions performed account
Premium Capital punishment Death penalty Capital punishment in the United States